Other editions of book Dictionary of Monsters and Mysterious Beasts

"Throughout the whole shadowy world of monsters, dragons and demons there is no figure so dreaded and loathed and yet wrapped in such a terrible fascination as..."At last! A comprehensive concordance of every conceivable monster and mysterious beast you have ever imagined - and some you haven't!This mind-boggling dictionary contains everything you could possibly want to know about each and every creature, from the Abominable Snowman to the Manticora to the Yale. There are legends that originate from the mists of time, monsters that portend disaster and many that are full of mischief, menace and pure wickedness. Eyewitness accounts and unsolved mysteries from every corner of the world will astound and perplex you. Brace yourself to be amazed, terrified and awestruck by the fantastical beasts that haunt these pages. "Real monsters and monsters that don't exist - or do they...?"

"Throughout the whole shadowy world of monsters, dragons and demons there is no figure so dreaded and loathed and yet wrapped in such a terrible fascination as..."At last! A comprehensive concordance of every conceivable monster and mysterious beast you have ever imagined - and some you haven't! This mind-boggling dictionary contains everything you could possibly want to know about each and every creature, from the Abominable Snowman to the Manticora to the Yale. There are legends that originate from the mists of time, monsters that portend disaster and many that are full of mischief, menace and pure wickedness. Eyewitness accounts and unsolved mysteries from every corner of the world will astound and perplex you. Brace yourself to be amazed, terrified and awestruck by the fantastical beasts that haunt these pages. "Real monsters and monsters that don't exist - or do they...?"

RECOMMENDED BY KENNETH BRANAGH ON THE BBC'S CULTURE SHOW! From the Abominable Snowman to the Hippogriff to the Yale, here are hosts of mysterious monsters fair and foul, fascinating and frightening - real monsters and monsters that don't exist - or do they? Everything anyone could possibly want to know about monsters is contained in this book, but it is not for the faint hearted!